Wk 42 (17 October 1961) Protesting Algerians Shot Dead In ParisThis Week in HistoryFrench police kill up to 400 people marching in support of Algeria'...
Wk 43 (25 October 1917) Communists Depose Russian RulersThis Week in HistoryCommunists led by Vladimir Lenin bring down the Russian government. In 191...
Wk 44 (3 November 1914) First Bra Is PatentedThis Week in HistoryIn the USA, Mary Phelps Jacob receives the world's first patent for a brassiere. In 1...
Wk 45 (9 November 1989) The Berlin Wall FallsThis Week in HistoryFor the first time since it was built in 1961, free movement is allowed through the B...
Wk 46 (13 November 1907) Frenchman Flies The First HelicopterThis Week in HistoryFrench bicycle maker Paul Cornu flies his home-made helicopter for 20...
Wk 47 (22 November 1963) US President Is Shot In TexasThis Week in HistoryUS President John F. Kennedy is killed by an assassin's bullets in Dallas, T...
Wk 48 (26 November 1922) Tutankhamen's Tomb Is OpenedThis Week in HistoryThe tomb of the ancient Egyptian boy king is opened for the first time in ove...
Wk 49 (3 December 1984) Gas Leak Kills Thousands In IndiaThis Week in HistoryA gas leak at a Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, India, causes thousands ...
Wk 50 (12 December 2001) Call For US Vote Recount Is RejectedThis Week in HistoryGeorge W. Bush becomes US president after the Supreme Court rejects a...
Wk 51 (21 December 1898) US Forces Occupy The PhilippinesThis Week in HistoryThe USA claims the Philippines as a ceded territory and takes control usi...
